Hillcountry Warriors: A Civil War Novel

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Sunstone Press, 2006 - Fiction - 372 pages
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In the antebellum American South, a family who were among the first to enter east central Mississippi in the 1830s are forced into the Civil War despite their opposition to slavery. Many hardships in the unspoiled wilderness, their unusual friendship with the native Choctaws, and extreme trials following the crushing events of defeat in the war are woven into this story that takes the reader back into an era when a society that supported slavery as an institution was considered both moral and necessary. JOHNNY NEIL SMITH has always been interested in history and as an educator in Mississippi and Georgia, has taught Mississippi, Georgia, American and World History. He is now retired as headmaster of Piedmont Academy in Monticello, Georgia. Over the years, he has spent numerous hours reading about the War Between the States and visiting battlefields where his great-grandfathers fought. The main character, John Wilson, was named after his grandfather and many of the accounts of battle and prison life relate to his great grandfather, Joseph Williams, who lost an arm in the battle for Atlanta and was sent to a Federal prison in Illinois. Smith has tried to recapture the emotion that existed during this time in history as was told to him by people who lived during that era. In one sense, this is their story.

 

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Contents

Section 1
7
Section 2
9
Section 3
11
Section 4
18
Section 5
31
Section 6
40
Section 7
56
Section 8
73
Section 16
170
Section 17
181
Section 18
193
Section 19
210
Section 20
219
Section 21
232
Section 22
245
Section 23
260

Section 9
83
Section 10
98
Section 11
105
Section 12
121
Section 13
136
Section 14
147
Section 15
157
Section 24
270
Section 25
287
Section 26
300
Section 27
313
Section 28
328
Section 29
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About the author (2006)

JOHNNY NEIL SMITH has always been interested in history and as an educator in Mississippi and Georgia, has taught Mississippi, Georgia, American and World History. He is now retired as headmaster of Piedmont Academy in Monticello, Georgia. Over the years, he has spent numerous hours reading about the War Between the States and visiting battlefields where his great-grandfathers fought. The main character, John Wilson, was named after his grandfather and many of the accounts of battle and prison life relate to his great grandfather, Joseph Williams, who lost an arm in the battle for Atlanta and was sent to a Federal prison in Illinois. Smith has tried to recapture the emotion that existed during this time in history as was told to him by people who lived during that era. In one sense, this is their story.

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TitleHillcountry Warriors: A Civil War Novel
AuthorJohnny Neil Smith
PublisherSunstone Press, 2006
ISBN0865345465, 9780865345461
Length372 pages
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